I’m a Convict With Old Glory In My Heart

I’m a convict with old glory in my heart
And I’m sad because I cannot do my part
My buddies, all back home, Have sailed across the foam
They saw their duty clearly from the start
They are heroes, while I hang my head in shame
Too unworthy when my call to duty came
How I wish that it was me, fighting for our liberty
I’m a Convict with old glory in my heart

I’m a convict locked within my prison cell
With no chance to help the land I love so well
A wild and reckless kid, those foolish things I did
No make me suffer more than tongue can tell

I’ve a little flag I pin above my bed
I salute it then in reverence bow my head
Every night I say a prayer, for my buddies over there
I’m a convict with old glory in my heart

(spoken)
I’m a convict in my prison cell alone
Though my spirit soars beyond these walls of stone
But, for that one mistake, what a soldier I could make
A thousand-fold, I’m reaping what I’ve sewn

Listen fellas, to this warning from a fool
Who thought it smart to break the golden rule
I’ve lost home and friends and pride
And a million times I’ve died
I’m a convict with old glory in my heart